Quad Draw Tool hotkeys

The following table lists the default hotkeys for the Quad Draw tool.

Tip: Options in the Modeling preferences let you change the default Quad Draw tool hotkey mappings to fit your workflow.

Hotkey	Operation on quad mesh	Operation off quad mesh
Click the reference surface or grid	Drop dots
Drag or Middle-drag	Tweak components
Shift-drag	Relax vertices	Create quads or triangles
Shift + Middle-drag	Relax a selection of vertices
Ctrl-click	Insert an edge loop
Ctrl + Middle-click	Insert an edge loop that snaps to the center of a face
Ctrl + Shift-click	Delete components
Ctrl + Shift + Middle-drag	Move an edge loop
Tab-drag	Extend an edge	Create quad strips
Tab + Middle-drag	Extend an edge loop	Resize quad strips
y	Reactivate the Quad Draw Tool	Reactivate the Quad Draw Tool
Ctrl + Shift + right-click	Open Quad Draw Tool marking menu

Related topics

• Retopology
• Create new topology with Quad Draw
• Modeling Toolkit